Ramirez Homers to Lift Marlins Past Pirates
Miller pitches four hitless innings
Sunday, Jul 5, 2009 | Updated 9:15 AM EST
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One day after seeing his 10-game RBI streak end, Hanley Ramirez homered Saturday night to push the Marlins past the Pirates.
Hanley Ramirez wasted little time in starting a new RBI streak.
Ramirez homered and Andrew Miller pitched effectively into the seventh inning, leading the Florida Marlins to a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.
"Hanley is the type of player who can put the whole team on his back. He strings game after game of RBIs together like I've never seen," said Dan Meyer, who pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save.
Ramirez's 10-game RBI streak was snapped Friday night.
Emilio Bonifacio had four hits and scored twice for Florida, which has won four of five.
Miller (3-4) allowed three runs, eight hits, one walk and struck out four. He held Pittsburgh hitless through the first four innings.
"I'm trying to attack hitters and get ahead in the count. That's what I've been focusing on and it's really been paying off for me," Miller said.
Ramirez's RBI streak, which ended in Friday night's series-opening loss, was the longest by an NL shortstop since the stat began being kept officially in 1920.
"I'm just trying to stay focused and not worry about anything else. We have good momentum right now and we just want to keep our confidence up," Ramirez said.
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